Feral Scream Part 2, Rhinox scanned Blackarachnia's internals, with a view to extracting her Predacon shell program and restoring her to a Maximal state. Afterwards, Rhinox again went off to smell some flowers. The Crucible, Millions of years later, Rhinox was still in the service of Onyx/Shockwave, and watched as his master was paraded through the streets in chains after his recent capture. Once the others had all left the base, he and Rattrap found themselves under siege from Megatron and a group of Predacons. This device caused him and the other Maximals aboard to act aggressively towards one-another, and Rhinox tried to force Rattrap into the ship's C.R. Although Optimus Primal could vaguely sense their presence, Rhinox theorized that the sensation was just a side-effect of Primal's recent upgrades. Road's End Snake-Eyes, Agent Helix, Tempest, and the Red Shadows arrived to engage them, as well as Stardrive, whom Rhinox briefly faced off against. Optimus Primal Chapter Rhinox found himself challenged by the mysterious new Predacon Wolfang. Other Voices, Part 1 The rest of the Maximals found their two comrades webbed to the ceiling, and placed them in CR chambers. Maximal Symbol. Fortunately, Blackarachnia was mysteriously resurrected anyway by the Transmetal driver. 8 When Rattrap's aunt Arcee showed up at Axalon after being afflicted with Transformers sickness, Rhinox and Tigatron recognized her from The Transformers: The Movie and defended her from suspicious police officer Ai. Rhinox (Deluxe, 1996 / 1997) . Deep Metal An attempt by Rhinox to rig up Teletraan I's force field to protect the base failed, forcing the Maximals to attempt to salvage Sentinel. Nachdem sie endlich Megatron und seine Armee besiegt haben und nachdem sie aus einer Bewusstlosigkeit erwachen, werden sie von einer neuen Art von Transformern verfolgt: den Vehicons. When it came to Rattrap's Dinobots, the three joked about the toy weapons' resemblance to food and utensils until they all got hungry. By this point, he'd already been tampering with the Oracle (an interface for Vector Sigma) and used it to trick Optimus into finding the Plasma Energy Chamber that could destroy all technology. Beast Wars Metals #5, Rhinox and Rattrap followed Primal in their vehicle modes, but were too slow to keep up. The device magnified the Maximals' aggression, resulting in Rhinox trying to kill Blackarachnia while Silverbolt attempted to stop him. He then introduced him to his "friends", the Chainguns of Doom! Rhinox cheered/booed. Predacons Megatron. https://transformers.fandom.com/wiki/Rhinox_(BW)?oldid=460444, Megatron decided to reprogram Rhinox as a Predacon in the. Some Transmatter debris did reach Cybertron however, and all those touched by it were reduced to protoforms. Rhinox proceeded to pull out a strange "gun," but instead of pointing it at her, he pointed it at himself and proceeded to "blow his brains out." Shell Game #1, Not long after Megatron stole the spark of the original Megatron, he had Quickstrike plant a device in the Maximal base. Template:In-universe Rhinox is the name of three fictional characters from various Transformers universes. Master Blaster, Detecting an alien signature inbound to Earth, Rhinox realised that it meant that Tigatron and Airazor were coming back. Defense Still, you can't help but love a bot who can fight Megatron to a standstill without breaking a sweat yet would rather take a nap in a patch of daisies. Rhinox's base was judged a threat by the Predacons, who successfully took control of it. Whether or not this device would actually have worked is unknown, as shortly before he had a chance to use it, Rhinox was ambushed by Waspinator, but turned the tables by blasting the Predacon with his chaingun. Finding the normally skittish Packrat trading heavy firepower with Inferno, Rhinox realized something was up. Megatron was briefly tempted, but his repeated returns to Cybertron (in Spark of Darkness) convinced him that godhood was still within his reach. This season picked up a short time after the events of the third season of Beast … His work was interrupted by Silverbolt's "situation"—Blackarachnia had been shot by Megatron during the conflict, but as Rhinox pointed out, she just needed repairs. Equal Measures, Rhinox had to dive for safety during a battle at the Standing Stones, after Terrorsaur blew up the energon cache at its center. Second-in-command and Optimus' oldest friend as well as the chief scientist and mechanic of the team. Fortunately, Blackarachnia was mysteriously resurrected anyway by the Transmetal driver. Beast Wars Decepticon Civil War Alongside many others, he was then eaten whole by Trypticon and used as a power source. After Megatron attacked Optimus Prime and was thrown out of the Ark when Blackarachnia activated the ship's defense systems, Rhinox and the other Maximals attempted to heal the wounded Autobot. The purpose of the operation was to "move the Ark" by activating its engines and taking off; little is know beyond that, because the Maximals failed when the Ark's engines proved beyond repair. Beast Wars Metals #3, He next watched the battle between Airazor and the mind-controlled Tigatron on a monitor and sent Optimus to help them. When the bickering duo nearly failed in their mission, the other Maximals, including Rhinox, showed up, and the rhinoceros blew away the Predacons with a massive energon... *ahem* "derriere-based"... discharge which was caused by his ingestion of wild beans. Rattrap was placed in charge during the bossmonkey's absence, and his command to Rhinox was to build a device to extract Optimus from the probe. Though Rhinox physically forced the ship's doors open, they were too late—Megatron had blasted Optimus Prime, causing a timestorm as history began to change. He was very pleased with his own Classic Optimus Prime and its vehicle mode's resemblance to G1 Prime, but got violently upset when Silverbolt transformed it into its movie-based robot mode and had it ride Grimlock. A few of these unfortunates were later entrusted to the crew of the Axalon. Tragically, their rescuers were heavily damaged before Rhinox got everything back on-line in time to help. 51 and was caught up in the Sweeps' city-wide search for White Lune. On the way back to Cybertron after the end of the Beast Wars, Rhinox dozed off to sleep while Rattrap recalled his test run of the vehicle in a dream. Proving Grounds A huge buildup of energy on a mountain top caused alarm for the Maximals, who braced for a possible attack, but all that happened was that the top of the mountain exploded. Rhinox is the only one of the original Vehicon generals who doesn't enjoy the persona and escapades of his alias. Crossing the Rubicon Megatron's next gambit involved Quickstrike remote controlling Optimus Primal. Fans have speculated that Rhinox's defection as Tankor was due to the Maximals reactivating Rhinox's core consciousness without deactivating the Tankor shell program, resulting in Tankor essentially being a reprogrammed Rhinox rather than Rhinox defecting on his own. Beast Machines: Transformers is a 26-episode cartoon that aired in the US from 1999 to 2000, in support of the toyline of the same name. Bonus Edition Vol. Alternate Mode: In Rhinox’ case he becomes a half-track vehicle with tank tracks on the back and skids on the front. Rhinox. Rhinox used the Key to Vector Sigma to try and destroy the Maximals and Megatron, but his plan failed due to Megatron's safeguards preventing Tankor attacking him directly and Optimus' use of the Plasma Energy Chamber, and he sadly died. Tangled Web His research into the alien sites predicted that there would be one located in an area Tigatron and Airazor were patrolling, however a Predacon jamming tower prevented the Maximals from warning the pair, who were shot into space by some sort of alien planet device. The planet was rich with energon -- so much so that prolonged exposure would short out their bodies, so the Maximals and Predacons were forced to take organic forms from the local creatures. Twenty years ago, Beast Wars, a creature of a sloth, transformed into a robot. Beast Machines. Rhinox's only weapons—besides his intimidating strength and brilliant mind—are his twin chainguns, affectionately named "Chainguns of Doom" by the fans. From the Manufacturer MAXIMAL¿ second-in-command and chief science officer, RHINOX¿ prefers to remain at his station aboard the Axalon to engaging in battle, but that … The Generation Gap Like the other employees, he transformed into robot mode to do office work. The original Tankor started out as Rhinox, a character from the Beast Wars television series. Dawn of Future's Past(Multi-pack, 2006) 1. Megatron would remember this moment as the most humiliating defeat in his entire career. After Rattrap began talking about Transformers, Rhinox revealed he was a fan as well, and though the two hit it off well at first with their shared fan vocabulary, they hit a snag when it turned out Rhinox only liked Generation 1 while the younger Rattrap preferred Beast Wars. Bonus Edition Waspinator, The two talked about their regrets as their respective Tankors, and Rhinox explained that though he'd accepted death as his penance, his alternate self was still alive and had a future during which he could change for the better. Go with the Flow, When Blackarachnia's attempts to become a Transmetal caused her shell program to deteriorate, threatening to erase her core consciousness, Rhinox carried out a very delicate procedure to surgically remove the shell program directly. Tigatron attempted to go as well, leading Rhinox to order him to sit down. Pretty heart-wrenching, really; another example of the stellar character development/change in Beast Machines. Rhinox and the other Maximals found themselves the victims of a Predacon ambush as they tried to secure the Energon themselves, and the cache ultimately fell into Predacon hands. Bonus Edition Vol. Rhinox led Megatron through the ascending layers of Transformer afterlife, urging him to leave behind his fixation on worldly power. Rhinox's character in the Beast Wars television series is very different from how the toy was depicted. This character article is a stub and is missing information on their fictional appearances. 40 While assisting in the construction of a new Godbomber, Rhinox was tricked into showing its blueprints to Nightbeat, disguised as Minerva, allowing her to copy the data. Nemesis Part 1, Rhinox was ordered by Optimus Primal to execute Operation Eternity, which apparently only Primal and he knew about. Rhinox was captured by Tarantulas and then reprogrammed into a Predacon by a device designed by Megatron called a "Transmuter". The Gathering #3, After his (very) later death, Rhinox was reborn by the Vok and traveled the multiverse. Double Dinobot Later, a stasis pod crash landed in a barren wasteland. Mar 12, 2018 - Explore Meganmcleod's board "Beast Machines" on Pinterest. A behind-the-scenes charismatic and an on-his-feet strategist, he could lead the Maximals if he wanted to, but he doesn't. Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki is a FANDOM TV Community. Rhinox bio, Following the quantum surge, Rhinox found himself in a new Transmetal body, and couldn't be happier; thanks to his new vehicle mode, his new body is a lot faster then his previous one. "If I had to guess, I'd say we won't be getting any holiday cards from him for a while." EX, After Metroplex crushed their office, the employees of Axalon took up residence in his city mode, where they listened to their janitor tell them about Metroplex's backstory. Thus alive once more, Rhinox returned with Rattrap to post-Great Transformation Cybertron, where he was reunited with his friends. Rhinox is mostly blue and greenish-yellow here and the rhino looks pretty cool, no complaints. His beast mode is a Rhinoceros. After the destruction of the Axalon, Rhinox took responsibility for securing and improving the defences of the Ark, working with Blackarachnia's Disk-downloaded access codes to adapt salvaged components from the Axalon to make the base more secure, further restricting him to an unofficial role as the primary on-site guardian of the Ark. The following is a list of the Beast Machines episodes along with a short synopsis of the episodes as well as the creative team responsible for the episode: . Staffel 1. His command code is "pulverize". 1 Voices 2 History 3 Trivia 4 Navigation Paul Dobson - Tankor Richard Newman - Tankor with Rhinox's persona After Megatron claimed there would be prizes to be won, for whichever general got the Maximals, Tankor went after them and, after a vicious battle, actually captured them. Beast Machines is a 26-episode cartoon that aired in the US from 1999 to 2000, in support of the toyline of the same name. He and Rattrap were overjoyed when Primal reported that Depth Charge had taken out the warship, but it turned out the news was a little too premature. Dawn of the Predacus, As Magmatron surveyed the timeline, he witnessed Rhinox standing over a stasis pod, while Cheetor and Terrorsaur battled some distance away. Rhinox as Tankor in Beast Machines. Grateful for his counsel, Rhinox repaid his counterpart by building him a new body to inhabit, thus giving him a future as well. The Era Gap, One day, Primal left the office with a warning not to touch his bananas, which naturally prompted Rhinox and the others to eat them all as quickly as possible. The Gender Gap Part 2, Together with the other toy nerds of Axalon, Rhinox visited the Transformers Celebration 2014 event, where he got cried tears of happiness and nostalgia over a Generation 1 Optimus Prime-inspired truck with a Prime bust in its trailer, a recorded message from Tesshō Genda, and a clear Prime toy he got. Much to Rattrap's chagrin, Rhinox shut Sentinel down to allow Airazor to get inside the base, though it considerably weakened their defenses. He escaped Unicron with Optimus Primal. However, the newly malevolent Rhinox proved to be too much for Megatron to handle, as Optimus Primal had correctly predicted. ... 2006 — Beast Machines: Transformers — The Complete Series (Rhinomation) 2014 — Transformers: Beast Machines — The Complete Series (Shout! Upon infiltrating the base however, the Predacons had to contend with Rhinox's giant Mech unit, styled after the Maximal scientist. The two factions were locked in a firefight, though the advantage lay with the Predacons. The Key Now on the underground and spying on both sides, he used the Diagnostic Drone to reveal the Key had been discovered, intending for Megatron to use it on himself (to eradicate his beast mode) and go insane in the process. Rhinox; Dinobot; Razorbeast; Lio Convoy; Big Convoy; Community. Rhinox Fortunately Blackarachnia was able to free Primal and the others and they fought off Megatron, who had upgraded himself using the original Megatron's spark. Though this restored the Maximals to their senses, it also returned them to prehistoric Earth. Ceremony, The middle-aged section manager of Axalon Trading Company, Rhinox was present when the company hired Rattrap. Bonus Edition Vol. He eventually expanded it to within reach of Tarantulas' lair. Even though he had never backed down from a fight, his triple-thick, steel-plated skin protected him from all harm, even double-barreled laser cannons (which were presumably very powerful weapons). It was a direct sequel to Beast Wars taking place within the continuity of the original Transformers series. 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